مقدونيا

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.duː.ni.jaː/

Proper noun

مَقْدُونِيَا • (maqdūniyā) f

1. Macedonia (all senses)

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْدُونِيَا (maqdūniyā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā	—
Nominative	—	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā	—
Accusative	—	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā	—
Genitive	—	مَقْدُونِيَا maqdūniyā	—

See also

• مَقْدُونِيّ (maqdūniyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مقدونيا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

مقدونيا

عَلَم مقدونيا

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡˈdoːnja/, [maqˈdo̞ːnja] ([q] pronunciation)

Proper noun

مقدونيا • (magdōnya) f

1. Macedonia (all senses)

Related terms

• مقدوني (magdōni, “m. Macedonian”)
• مقدونية (magdōniyya, “f. Macedonian”)

Usage notes

Both pronunciations can be used but [q] is more common.